Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:
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- WEB Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, like David his father,
- BSB Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
- NKJV Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord, as his father David had done.
- NASB Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years. He did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord as his father David had done.
- NLT Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the Lord, as his ancestor David had done.
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Quick answer
Ahaz becomes king at twenty and reigns sixteen years, but unlike David he does not do what is right before the LORD. His reign marks a deep spiritual collapse in Judah.
Overview
The regnal formula introduces Ahaz with a pointed contrast to David, his ideal ancestor, signaling at once that this reign will be marked by unfaithfulness. The Chronicler measures every king against David's wholehearted devotion to God. Ahaz's failure dramatizes humanity's inability to keep covenant and intensifies the need for a truly faithful Son of David, fulfilled in Christ.
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- Isa 1:1The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
- 1 Chr 3:13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
- Matt 1:9And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
- Isa 7:1–12And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
- 2 Chr 17:3And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;
- 2 Kgs 16:1–20In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
- Hos 1:1The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
- Mic 1:1The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
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